Lilandra and I are headed to Taste T&T 2008 this evening. It’s the closing day of the main festival, although there is to be a restaurant week immediately following. This was a completely unexpected trip to T&T – I only realised I could be here on Wednesday, so unlike the Trini Gourmet, I don’t have [...]
Category Archives: Trinidad and Tobago
Pommerac, Pommerac, CLICK CLICK CLICK
April 30, 2008 – 5:25 pm
It’s been a while since I’ve submitted a photo to Jai and Bee for their monthly food photography event CLICK, but as usual for the few times I have, it’s just on the deadline. Today. The theme for the month of April (which ends today, I know) is Au Naturel! And, my entry…the lovely POMMERAC, [...]
Making Grocery
April 27, 2008 – 3:53 pm
Mom and I made grocery* a couple weeks ago in Trinidad, before I went on a brief vacation to the US (California! the Pacific, whales and redwoods!). It was at a relatively small supermarket near home, but part of a national chain (well, they have 3 or 4) so they’re always well stocked. Of course, [...]
Making Dhal, Trini-style
March 26, 2008 – 12:49 am
I’ve been thinking about posting on dhal for a long time now, but Cynthia (of Tastes Like Home) did a dhal post last year, called Dal, Dhal, Dahl together with her column. Since she’s Guyanese, I find it strange that she left out the “Dholl” spelling that so captures the rounded vowel and emphasis of her [...]
Taste T&T 2008 is on the way!
March 12, 2008 – 10:47 am
Preparations are underway for Taste T&T for 2008 and it appears there are going to be some modifications to the format this year. I hope for the better. Although they did have a pretty cool product last year! So mark your calendars for late May/early June (dates may still be changed): Taste T&T 2008 Food [...]
The Haunting of the Solomon Hochoy Highway
February 25, 2008 – 2:02 am
I just wrapped up an outstanding work-paper, and started reading the news online. And discovered this article in the Trinidad and Tobago Express, about motorists calling for a warning sign on a particular stretch of highway. When I saw the headline – Motorists lobby for warning sign on highway ‘death stretch’ – and from the South Bureau, [...]
Trini Cheese Paste Recipe
February 9, 2008 – 8:33 pm
It’s a bit odd to me that I am posting a recipe for cheese paste, because if it’s one food item in the Trini repertoire that should be entirely freeform in its construction, it’s this ubiquitous sandwich spread. But I made it recently and I thought, why not? It’s more than just a sandwich spread really. [...]
Click: LIQUID COMFORT (Trini Home Chocolate)
January 27, 2008 – 3:07 pm
I am coming close to missing this deadline of Click. I knew the minute the theme was announced what my Liquid Comfort was going to be. Hot Chocolate. But not just any chocolate, but Trini home chocolate, made from home grown cocoa, mixed with cinnamon, nutmeg and bay leaf. This was a regular weekend morning [...]
He didn’t break free…
December 4, 2007 – 4:12 pm
Sigh. Poor dog didn’t make it to Trinidad. He still has hope, though. Hope that one day he’ll break free. (Do I sniff dramatically here?) Pearls Before Swine – Don’t Squish the Hat! If ever I were to go on a cruise, I’d go for the ride. I’ve experienced enough travel to destinations with limited [...]
Still aiming for Trinidad…
November 30, 2007 – 10:02 am
I all prepared to continue posting about Turkey, particularly the food, tonight, but in the meantime, your Pearls update: the guard dog is still heading for that cruise to Trinidad. Pearls Before Swine – Panama Hat Would it really take a chained up dog to dream of holiday-fun in Trinidad? At least he’s happy thinking [...]
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